The Mississippi (1983)

03/25/1983 (EN) • 1h

Overview

The Mississippi was a television series which ran for 2 seasons from 1982 to 1984. The series consisted of 27 episodes, 1 pilot, 6 first season episodes and 17 episodes in the second season. The series was written by Aubrey Solomon and starred Ralph Waite, Linda Miller and Stan Shaw. Ralph Waite played Ben Walker, a successful criminal attorney who after retiring his law practice, sought a more simple life on the mighty Mississippi river as a simple stern-wheel river boat captain. But at every port he would stop at he'd find someone who needed a good attorney and he would end up defending them. His "crew" consisted of Stella McMullen and Lafe Tate, both of whom was more interested in helping people, fighting crime and becoming attorneys than running the tug. Filming occurred in several cities along the Mississippi River including Natchez, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee.

Top Billed Cast

Ralph Waite

Ben Walker

23 Episodes

Stan Shaw

Lafayette 'Lafe' Tate

23 Episodes

Linda G. Miller

Stella McMullen

23 Episodes


Last Season

Season 2

1983 | 17 Episodes

Season 2 of The Mississippi premiered on September 27, 1983.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

mississippi river

boat

lawyer

riverboat

criminal lawyer

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